Safety Quiz- Power Tools

What safety equipment are you required to wear when operating power tools?

• Eye protection
• Ear protection
• Closed toed shoes
• All of the above

What should you do with jewelry, lanyards, and loose clothing before working with power tools?

• Push them back and out of the way
• Take them completely off
• Just be careful as you work
• Put the jewelry and lanyard into the loose clothing

How do you clean up after using shop power tools?

• Sweep up saw dust
• Throw away scrap pieces
• Put away tools in their proper home
• All of the above

What is the difference between a table saw and a jigsaw?

• Table Saw can turn sharp corners

• Jigsaw can turn sharp corners

• Jigsaw can cut very thick pieces of wood

• Table saw only cuts thin pieces of wood

What are the "teeth" of a power tool?

• The tiny blades of the saw blade
• The button to power on and off the tool
• The shield or protection from the blade
• The piece that you plug in

How do you change bits in a drill?

• Change the drill direction to "forward" and turn on power
• Pull out the bit and put a new one in
• Loosen the chuck, place a new bit, and tighten
• Drills can't change bits

Before drilling, what should you do with the tip of the screw?

• Push the screw into the wood to make it stand
• Hammer the screw to make it stand
• Twist in the tip of the screw with your finger
• Just start drilling in the screw

What is a "fence" of a power tool.

• The button to power on and off the tool
• The shield or protection of the blade
• A wall to push wood against to cut a straight line
• The piece that you plug in

Where should your non dominant hand be when working with the jigsaw, circ saw, and drill?

• Not touching the tool at all
• On the top/back helping push the tool
• Underneath the tool near the teeth
• Holding the cables of the tool

What is the "guard" of a power tool?

• A wall to push wood against to cut a straight line
• The tiny blades of a saw blade
• The piece that you plug in
• The shield or protection of the blade